John Wesley Switzer (1743 - 1794)

Born 1743 in Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Husband of Mary (Sparrow) Switzer — married 1768 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1794 at about age 51 in Newpark, Kilcooley, County Tipperary, Ireland

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Biography

John was born in 1743 in Ireland. He married twice: Mary Sparrow and Nancy Anne Ryan. He died 1794 in County Tipperary, Ireland and is buried in Old Palatine Graveyard at Kilcooley, Gortnahoo, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/67792477/john-switzer : accessed 22 May 2021), memorial page for John Switzer (unknown–1794), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67792477, citing Old Palatine Graveyard at Kilcooley, Gortnahoo, County Tipperary, Ireland ; Maintained by JoyColeღ (contributor 47310942).

Research Notes

Note N158From: "golly.31.foxy" <golly.31.foxy@ntlworld.com>

Subject: Re: [TIP] Rural Tipp around Cashel & Rosegreen

Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:50:39 +0100

References: <000801c538a1df7c22015b8a1@Main>

I think you may be looking for the townland of Clonoura which is situated

North East of Cashel, in the old parish of Fennor - union of Urlingford. The

Switzer name came to the area of Slieveardagh around 1772-73 when Sir

William Barker of Kilcooly Abbey invited Palatine colonists from Rathkeale

Co. Limerick on to his estate. The majority of Palatine families settled in

the townlands of Newpark and Bawnlea and one of the first leases was made

out to a John Switzer, Adam Baker, Sebastian Laurence, Danile Ruckle and

Paul Smeltzer. During the 1830's there was a sustained increase in the

emigration of Palatine families to Canada and the Switzers of Newpark Co.

Tipperary were one such family that epitomised this mass migration. Mary

Switzer Cowin was a member of this Newpark Switzer family. Her brother

Martin Switzer secured 100 acres of land in Toronto township in 1819 and he

was subsequently joined in the neighbourhood of Streetsville by his brother

Samuel who brought his wife and 9 children with him in 1824. Their nephew

Joseph Switzer followed them in 1827 and brought with him three generations

of his family. Mary went in 1831 and her brother Tobias also went out in

1831 with his wife. I believe the Switzers generally settled around the

townships of Toronto, Trafalgar and Esquesing. This was the same Switzer

family who also gave us Switzers department store in Dublin.

As for a burial place.... best bet would be Kilcooly Abbey itself as it

stood on the immediate Barker Ponsonby estate, otherwise I believe that

there was a Methodist Palatine chapel somewhere between the townlands of

Newpark and Bawnlea and this would seem a more likely burial place.

Considering also that the original John Switzer came from Ballingrane Co.

Limerick you may find that some members of the family returned to Limerick

for burial.

If I can be of any more assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me off

list.

Regards,

Joan Keogh

----- Original Message -----

From: "Gladys Slemp" <gladsl@telus.net>

To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com>

Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:57 PM

Subject: [TIP] Rural Tipp around Cashel & Rosegreen

> Hello List,

> Would someone who is cognizant of the area of Tipperary around Rosegreen,

> SE of Cashel, please contact me if there is still a village called Clonora

> in this vicinity?

> My Cowin ancestors farmed there in the 17oo and 18oo's.

>

> A history of the Cowin family written in 1960 states, "The family came

> from Clonora situated in the Golden Vale of Tipperary about 10 miles from

> the famed Rock of Cashel. The name is anglicized Gaelic, and means son of

> John. Cowin's are a sept of the MacGowan and MacEuen clan. The name is

> still remembered in the district, and there is a road, a short-cut to

> Thurles, called Sam Cowin's Lane."

>

> My four greats grandfather, John Cowin died there in 1827 and his wife

> Mary Switzer Cowin and all of her nine children and their families

> emigrated to Ontario in 1831.

>

> My daughter and granddaughter just returned from there last week but could

> find no ;one in Rosegreen who remembered Clonora or was aware of a Church

> of Ireland in the vicinity where John Cowin could be buried.

>

> Does anyone of this list have any idea who to contact or what records to

> look for where I might find some information on this family or this rural

> area?

> Thank you so kindly for any help you can give.

> Regards,

> Gladys in Alberta, Canada

# ID: I0232

# Name: John Switzer Of New PARK

# Sex: M

# Birth: 1743 in France

# Death: 1794 in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland

# Fact 1: See Note Page

# Note:

Switzers all my fathers were

I, a Switzer lived here

Travelled still, till worn with age

I finished this worlds pilgrimage

In the cheerful month of May,

On the blesses Ascention Day,

A thousand with four hundred and seven,

I took my journey home to heaven

Not as difficult as I thought it would be. I have the whole lineage on your Switzer family...in fact, we are related. Hi Cousin!!!

John Switzer b. 1743 in France - d. 1794 in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland. He is buried at Old Church of Ireland Graveyard, Kilcooly Abbey. During the reign of Louis XIV, three Switzer brothers; John, James, & Christopher, left France because of religious persecution. They enlisted under the banner of William, Prince of Orange, were officers, and participated in the battle of the Boyne. For their aid they were allotted portions of the territory. The father of these 3 boys was Nathaniel Switzer. John settled in County Tipperary, Ireland. In 1773 he

moved from Ballingrane to Newpart, Kilcooly. James, who may have been married to Elizabeth Dolmage, died in 1803. He was the oldest of the brothers. He and Elizabeth has a son, James, Jr. who died in 1806, unmarried.

Christopher, the youngest of the 3 brothers (1755-1780) was unmarried. Therefore, the only decendants of this Switzer family are from John (1743-1794). John married Mary Sparrow and had three children: Joseph, Samuel, &

Mary. After Mary's death, he married Ann Ryan...they had: Christopher, Nathaniel, Martin, Philip, Peter, Anne(Nancy), John, Tobias, George, Rachel, and Jeremiah.

Next generation to come...

"the Switzers who came to the Townships of Toronto, Trafalgar, and Esquesing in Peel and Halton Counties, in the 1820's are known as the "Tipperary Switers" ...The Tipperary Switzers are descendants of John Switzer (1743-1794) who leased land from Sir William Barker at Kilcooly, County tipperary, Ireland in October 1773...John Switzer established his household at New Park Farm near Commons, Kilcooly and he is buried in the old Church of Ireland graveyard at Kilcooly Abbey."

Facts about this person:

Fact 1

buried in the Old church of Ireland graveyard at Kilcooly Abbey

Father: Nathaniel SWITZER b: WFT Est. 1696-1731

Marriage 1 Mary SPARROW b: 1755

* Married: WFT Est. 1767-1779

Children

1. Has Children Joseph SWITZER b: 1768 in Ireland

2. Has Children Samuel SWITZER b: 1769 in Ireland

3. Has Children Mary SWITZER b: 1772

Marriage 2 Ann RYAN b: WFT Est. 1724-1746

* Married: WFT Est. 1757-1785

Children

1. Has No Children Jeremaih SWITZER b: WFT Est. 1764-1790

2. Has No Children Peter SWITZER b: WFT Est. 1764-1790

3. Has No Children Rachel SWITZER b: WFT Est. 1764-1790

4. Has No Children Nancy SWITZER b: WFT Est. 1764-1790

5. Has No Children Philip SWITZER b: 1757

6. Has Children Joseph SWITZER b: 1768 in Ireland

7. Has Children Samuel SWITZER b: 1769 in Ireland

8. Has Children Mary SWITZER b: 1772

9. Has No Children Christopher SWITZER b: 1775

10. Has Children Nathaniel SWITZER b: 1776

11. Has Children Martin SWITZER b: 9 JAN 1778 in Tipperary Co. Treland

12. Has No Children Tobias SWITZER b: 1780 in New Park, Kilcooly County

13. Has No Children John SWITZER b: 1787

14. Has No Children George SWITZER b: 1790

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